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General Motors eyes debt swap: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Corp is pushing some bondholders to swap their debt for equity, as Chief Executive Rick Wagoner tries to keep the automaker out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy that would likely cost him his job, The Wall Street Journal said late Friday, citing people familiar with the ... more »
Reuters – Nov 29, 2008 06:16 AM [GMT] – comment?
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Corp is pushing some bondholders to swap their debt for equity, as Chief Executive Rick Wagoner tries to keep the automaker out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy that would likely cost him his job, The Wall Street Journal said late Friday, citing people familiar with the ... more »
Reuters – Nov 29, 2008 06:16 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Rubin says not to blame for Citi's troubles: WSJ
Reuters - Former U.S. Treasury secretary Robert Rubin said the near-collapse of Citigroup Inc , where he is a senior counselor, was due to the buckling financial system and not his own mistakes, according to an interview published on The Wall Street Journal's website on Friday.
Yahoo! – Nov 29, 2008 02:04 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Reuters - Former U.S. Treasury secretary Robert Rubin said the near-collapse of Citigroup Inc , where he is a senior counselor, was due to the buckling financial system and not his own mistakes, according to an interview published on The Wall Street Journal's website on Friday.
Yahoo! – Nov 29, 2008 02:04 AM [GMT] – comment?
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GM eyes debt swap; some directors sour on CEO: WSJ
Reuters - General Motors Corp is pushing some bondholders to swap their debt for equity, as Chief Executive Rick Wagoner tries to keep the automaker out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy that would likely cost him his job, The Wall Street Journal said late Friday, citing people familiar with the plan.
Yahoo! – Nov 29, 2008 12:01 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Reuters - General Motors Corp is pushing some bondholders to swap their debt for equity, as Chief Executive Rick Wagoner tries to keep the automaker out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy that would likely cost him his job, The Wall Street Journal said late Friday, citing people familiar with the plan.
Yahoo! – Nov 29, 2008 12:01 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Treasury's financial rescue program reportedly understaffed
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury is struggling to hire enough people to handle the $700 billion financial rescue package passed by Congress in October, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Recently, many decisions have been left up to interim staff members, often from other federal banking ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 28, 2008 12:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury is struggling to hire enough people to handle the $700 billion financial rescue package passed by Congress in October, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Recently, many decisions have been left up to interim staff members, often from other federal banking ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 28, 2008 12:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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About That New New Deal
Mona Charen - "This is the best deal since 1932." So said House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) regarding the increased public appetite for government intervention in the economy. Incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel echoed the sentiment when he to ... more »
Yahoo! – Nov 28, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Mona Charen - "This is the best deal since 1932." So said House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) regarding the increased public appetite for government intervention in the economy. Incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel echoed the sentiment when he to ... more »
Yahoo! – Nov 28, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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U.K. credit-card firms give borrowers more time: Journal
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- U.K. credit-card issuers, at the urging of the government, agreed to give certain borrowers as much as an extra 60 days to pay what they owe, The Wall Street Journal reported. Debtors who are working out their situations with not-for-profit debt-advisory agencies qualify fo ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 27, 2008 11:44 AM [GMT] – comment?
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TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- U.K. credit-card issuers, at the urging of the government, agreed to give certain borrowers as much as an extra 60 days to pay what they owe, The Wall Street Journal reported. Debtors who are working out their situations with not-for-profit debt-advisory agencies qualify fo ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 27, 2008 11:44 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Outsourcing Firms Hiring as More Complex Legal Work Goes to India
Three years ago when Ankita Mullick joined the legal outsourcer Pangea3 from a Mumbai firm, she mostly spent time doing research on U.S. laws involving drug labeling. But this year, Mullick and her colleagues are working for banks on auction-rate securities. The Wall Street Journal reports…
ABA Journal – Nov 26, 2008 9:20 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Business: Law and Taxation
Three years ago when Ankita Mullick joined the legal outsourcer Pangea3 from a Mumbai firm, she mostly spent time doing research on U.S. laws involving drug labeling. But this year, Mullick and her colleagues are working for banks on auction-rate securities. The Wall Street Journal reports…
ABA Journal – Nov 26, 2008 9:20 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Business: Law and Taxation
At least 25 dead in attacks in Mumbai, India
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A series of attacks, including fatal shootings, in India's financial hub of Mumbai appear to be a terrorist attack, according to media reports Wednesday. At least 25 were reported dead in several incidents, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, c ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 26, 2008 6:54 PM [GMT] – comment?
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A series of attacks, including fatal shootings, in India's financial hub of Mumbai appear to be a terrorist attack, according to media reports Wednesday. At least 25 were reported dead in several incidents, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, c ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 26, 2008 6:54 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Bad Economy Good for Client Virtualization?
Could the stretched-out replacement cycles for desktop machines be a boon for client computing? In a recent Wall Street Journal Business Technology blog post, Ben Worthen noted that a survey from our print publication, CIO Magazine, found that companies will forgo traditional three-year replacement ... more »
InfoWorld – Nov 26, 2008 5:12 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Could the stretched-out replacement cycles for desktop machines be a boon for client computing? In a recent Wall Street Journal Business Technology blog post, Ben Worthen noted that a survey from our print publication, CIO Magazine, found that companies will forgo traditional three-year replacement ... more »
InfoWorld – Nov 26, 2008 5:12 PM [GMT] – comment?
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McDonald's to raise burger's price
(From The Wall Street Journal) McDonald's Corp. will raise the suggested price of its double cheeseburger on Monday, moving it off the Dollar Menu. (Registration required)
Baton Rouge Business Report – Nov 26, 2008 2:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
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(From The Wall Street Journal) McDonald's Corp. will raise the suggested price of its double cheeseburger on Monday, moving it off the Dollar Menu. (Registration required)
Baton Rouge Business Report – Nov 26, 2008 2:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Louisiana: Baton Rouge